Hayley教口语,“手头有很多事”用英语怎么说?

所属栏目:英语口语    2025-02-05      

have a few, several, etc. irons in the fire to be involved with many activities or jobs at the same time or to make certain that there are always several possibilities available 同时有几件事要做;同时有数种可能 这个表达源自铁匠的工作。在过去,铁匠会把多个铁块放入炉火中加热(irons in the fire),然后一个个锻造。如果一次只放一个铁块,他们的效率会很低;但如果放太多,可能会来不及处理,导致铁烧坏。因此,这个短语的含义演变成了“同时进行多个任务或计划”,但要掌握好平衡。 If that job application doesn't work out I've got a couple more irons in the fire. 如果那份求职申请没有结果,我还有另外几个选择。